Cognition, is how we experience, make sense of, and interact with this world we live in. 💡
Have you ever wondered how did our brain develop into this amazingly intricate organ that helps us learn and live?🧠
Through understanding the Cognitive Developmental Milestones, we get to see how we as infants explore and interact with our surroundings, and grow into the unique individual we are today. 🌳
2 Months
- Smiles responsively to human face
- Begins to follow things with eyes
- Explore own body and their surroundings through reaching for objects, playing with own voice, sucking hand or fingers
4 Months
- Watches human face closely
- Responds to affection
- Follows moving things from side to side
- Recognizes familiar people and things at a distance
6 Months
- Observes the surroundings
- Starts to show curiosity and attempt to get things that are out of reach
9 Months
- Plays peek-a-boo
- Follows with eyes as something falls
- Looks for things they see people hide
- Stare at things that seem impossible (E.g. Objects floating in the air)
1 Year
- Copies gestures
- Looks at the right object or picture when it is named
- Easily finds things that they saw people hide
- Follows simple directions (E.g. “Open”, “Stand”)
- Uses items correctly (E.g. Eat with spoon; Brush with comb)
1.5 Years
- Identifies body parts when they are named
- Points to identify or show what they want
- Starts to engage in pretend play (E.g. Feeding teddy bear)
- Knows the function for daily objects
- Follows 1-step instruction without any gestures (E.g. “Pick up the toy”)
2 Years
- Begins to sort shapes and colors
- Able to tell the difference between “Me” and “You”
- Completes sentences for familiar story or nursery rhymes
- Names characters and items in familiar picture books
- Follows 2-step instructions (E.g. Pick up the car and put it into the box)
3 Years
- Turns one page at a time when reading
- Completes 4-piece puzzle
- Starts to understand the idea of counting and quantity
- Engages in imaginary play
- Curious and like to ask questions
4 Years
- Starts to understand time
- Names basic colors and numbers
- Remembers part of a story
- Understands “same” and ”different”
- Understands simple rules for boardgames
- Draws a person with 2-4 different body parts
- Tells what they think will happen next in a story
5 Years
- Counts 10 or more things
- Draws a person with 6 different body parts
- Copies triangle and other shapes
- Understands the function of everyday objects (E.g. Money for buying things)
6 Years
- Does addition/subtraction within 10 with items or fingers
- Starts to problem-solve everyday challenges by themselves
- Comes up with simple strategies during boardgames
- Plans for future events (E.g. Make a packing list for traveling)
